melaats

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch malaetsch, ultimately borrowed from Old French malade. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːˈlaːts/

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• Hyphenation: me‧laats
• Rhymes: -aːts

Adjective

melaats (not comparable)

1. leprous

Declension

Declension of melaats
uninflected	melaats
inflected	melaatse
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		melaats
indefinite	m./f. sing.	melaatse
	n. sing.	melaats
	plural	melaatse
definite		melaatse
partitive		melaats

Derived terms

• melaatsheid

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: laaster, laster (dated)